Curtain-pole bracket.



PATENTBD MAY 5, 1903. I

J. A. LARSON. CURTAIN POLE BRACKET. APPLICATION um NOV. 10, 1902.

H0 MODEL.

Patented May 5, 1903,

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. LARSON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CURTAIN-POLE BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 726,950, dated May 5, 1903.

Application filed November 10,1902. Serial No. 130,702. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN A.LARSON,a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of'New York, have invented a newand useful Curtain-Pole Bracket, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to curtain-pole brackets.

The object of the invention is to provide for the positive association of the pole with the bracket and its ready disconnection therefrom when desired. 7

A further object is to provide a pole-bracket in which the weight of the pole and the curtain sustained thereby will operate in a positive manner to cause the pole to be retained by the bracket against accidental separation therefrom.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts of a curtain-pole bracket, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts, there is illustrated one form of embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the sameinto practical Operation, it being understood that the elements therein exhibited may be varied or changed as to shape, proportion, and exact manner of assemblage without departing from the spirit .thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a portion of a window-frame and a curtain-pole, showing the latter associated with abracket constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a view in transverse section taken through the bracket and the pole.

The curtain-pole bracket of this invention operates in a manner diametrically opposite those heretofore constructed. In the form of bracketsin common use the bracket-supporting arms or members have their terminals disposed upward, and the curtain-pole is loosely mounted between them and in no way contributes in causing a stable connection with the arms. In the bracket of this invention, as will hereinafter appear, the terminals of the pole-engagingmem-bers are disposed downward, and the weight of the pole and the curtain supported therebyoperates to cause positive interlocking between the said members. Furthermore, in curtain-pole brackets of the ordinary construction to disconnect the pole therefrom requires that the same be lifted upward. In the bracket of this invention only a slight upward lift is imparted to the pole to cause it to release movable members, and upon the pole being moved outward the members are separated and the pole is released.

Each bracket is acounterpart of the other, so that a description of one will serve forboth.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the supporting-arm or fixed pole-engaging member, and 2 the movable arm or movable poleengaging member. The arm 1 may be constructed of any suitable material and in any preferred shape, but is preferably made of sheet metal and is provided at its rear end with four legs or attaching members 3, formed integral with the fixed member and adapted to receive suitable fastening devices 4 for securing the bracket upon the window-frame. The upper edge of the arm 1 is formed into a rectangular tubular guide 5, in which works one portion of the movable member 2, one of the side members of the guide, preferably the inner one, being provided with a longitudinal slot 6, in which is adapted to work a pin 7, carried by the movable member, to limit the outward movement thereof or to prevent its accidental disconnection from the guide. The Outer end of the fixed member 1 is provided with a flange 8, extending at right angles to the length of the member and converging outwardly from its upper to its lower end with relation to the window-frame. The Outer end of the movable arm is formed into a partial loop 9, merging into a straight portion 10, which converges inwardly from its upper to its lower end with relation to the window-frame, thereby presenting between the two opposed faces of the members an approximately triangular recess to receive the curtain-pole 10', the entering-throat ll between the two members being thus disposed downward. The upper end of the flange 8 terminates in a detent 12, which extends slightly above the lower wall of the guide and is adapted to be engaged by teeth or serrations 13 on the under side of that portion of the movable pole-engaging member housed within the guide, the guide-opening being of greater height than that of the guide-arm por- 'tion to permit the latter to be lifted to throw the teeth or serrations out of engagement with the detent.

It will be seen that by reason of the triangular shape of the pole-receiving recess between the two members the weight of the pole and the curtain will operate by exerting downward and outward pressure upon the outer end of the movable pole-engaging member to cause the latter to be forced downward against the lower Wall of the guide, and thus positively hold the detent 12 in engagement with whichever of the teeth 13 it may be impinging. To release the pole from engagement with the brackets, it will only be necessary to lift it a sufficient distance to throw the locked tooth out of engagement with the detent and then move it outward, carrying with it the movable pole-engaging members, whereupon the pole may be detached.

While the curtain-pole bracket of this invention is exceedingly simple of construction, it will be found of the highest efficiency and durability in use and may be manufactured at a low figure.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Acurtain-polebracketcomprisingabase adapted to be fastened to a wall, a fixed poleengaging member projecting from said base and a slidable pole-engaging member mounted on said fixed member, the entering throat between the two members being disposed downward.

2. Acurtain-polebracketcomprisingabase adapted to be fastened to a wall, a fixed poleengaging member projecting forward from said base, a slidable pole-engaging member mounted on said fixed member, the entrance between said fixed member and slidable members being from beneath, and means for looking the slidable member at any desired point in relation to the fixed member.

3. A curtain pole bracket comprising a fixed member having a base adapted to be fastened to a wall, a slidable member mounted on said fixed member, the opening between said fixed and slidable members being downwardly disposed, and locking means carried by the slidable member and adapted to engage with a part of the fixed member.

4. A curtain pole bracket comprising a fixed member having a base adaptedto be secured to a wall, a slidable member mounted on said fixed member, said members having downwardly-converging faces for engaging a curtain-pole, and means for locking the slidable member at the desired adjustment with relation to the fixed member.

5. A curtain-pole bracket comprising a fixed member having a base adapted to be fastened to a wall, a slidable member mounted on said fixed member, said members having pole-engaging faces which converge downwardly and are separated at their lower terminals, and means for locking said slidable member at any desired adjustment with relation to the fixed member.

6. A curtain pole bracket comprising a fixed pole-engaging member and a separate slidable poleen gagin g member, the operative faces of which converge downwardly, a detent carried by the fixed member, and teeth pro vided on the slidable member to engage with said detent.

7; A curtain pole bracket comprising a fixed member provided at its rear with attaching devices, at its top witha rectangular guide provided with a slot and at its front with a pole-engaging surface pitched at an outward angle with relation to the length of the member, and terminating at its upper end in a detent, and a movable pole-engaging member having a shank portion to fit within the guide, a stop-pin to fit within the slot in the guide, a plurality of teeth to interlock with the detent, and a pole-engaging arm pitched at an angle with the pole-engaging surface of the fixed member.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. LARSON. 

